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Girl's name · #2260 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave
4% girls · 96% boys — About 96% of babies named Dawson in recent years have been boys. Dawson →
Dawson is near its high-water mark: it reached #1969 in 2023 and still ranked #2260 in 2025. About 1,400 girls have carried it since 1998.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#3,478 in Canada (2025) · #5,493 in England & Wales (2020) · #862 in Ecuador (1925).
Among 60 notable people named Dawson:
Similar names: Swayze · Daylin · Huntley · Lawson · Hudson · Layton
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